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Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/15/2026
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Quality checks: 9/9 passed
  • ✓ Monotonic pricing
  • ✓ Price range plausible
  • ✓ Fixed charge range
  • ✓ No zero tier prices
  • ✓ Tier count (1–8)
  • ✓ Tier boundary scale
  • ✓ Residential customer class
  • ✓ Effective date parseable
  • ✓ Plausible for AL 
Fixed: $25.00/mo
Volume: 6,000 gal = 6.00 kgal
  0–2 kgal  ×  $0.0000/kgal  =  $0.00
  2–5 kgal  ×  $6.2200/kgal  =  $18.66
  5–6.00 kgal  ×  $5.4500/kgal  =  $5.45
Total: $25.00 + $24.11 = $49.11/mo
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Utility profile · AL

DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF Water Rates

DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF serves 19,179 people in Douglas, AL. The monthly residential water bill at 6,000 gallons is $49.11, 8% below the national average of $53.13.

Updated Aug 2026

Beta. Data is actively being expanded. Results may vary. if something looks off.

How much does water cost provided by DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF?

Standardized to a 6,000 gallon/month residential bill on a 5/8"–3/4" meter.

Monthly Rate

$49.11 / 6k gal
-8% vs natl avg

Volumetric Rate

$8.19 / 1k gal

How does DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

BOAZ WATER & SEWER BOARD
$39.50
BOAZ WATER & SEWER BOARD
BOAZ, AL · $39.50/mo · 8mi
GADSDEN, THE WWSB OF THE CITY OF
$39.56
GADSDEN, THE WWSB OF THE CITY OF
GADSDEN, AL · $39.56/mo · 22mi
ALBERTVILLE, MUNICIPAL UB OF THE CITY OF
$41.82
ALBERTVILLE, MUNICIPAL UB OF THE CITY OF
ALBERTVILLE, AL · $41.82/mo · 7mi
DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF
$49.11
DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF
DOUGLAS · $49.11/mo
SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD
$51.64
SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD
SOUTHSIDE, AL · $51.64/mo · 26mi
GUNTERSVILLE WW & SB
$54.50
GUNTERSVILLE WW & SB
GUNTERSVILLE, AL · $54.50/mo · 8mi
ARAB, WATER WORKS BOARD OF THE CITY OF
$61.40
ARAB, WATER WORKS BOARD OF THE CITY OF
ARAB, AL · $61.40/mo · 14mi
ONEONTA, UB OF THE CITY OF
$61.78
ONEONTA, UB OF THE CITY OF
ONEONTA, AL · $61.78/mo · 20mi
NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES
$64.00
NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES
GRANT, AL · $64.00/mo · 20mi
RAINBOW CITY, WWB OF THE TOWN OF
$67.30
RAINBOW CITY, WWB OF THE TOWN OF
RAINBOW CITY, AL · $67.30/mo · 23mi
NORTHEAST ALABAMA WATER SEWER AND FPD
$81.35
NORTHEAST ALABAMA WATER SEWER AND FPD
FORT PAYNE, AL · $81.35/mo · 26mi

Where does DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

19,179

Municipalities served

Douglas

Where does DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
AL0000940

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF's customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

1.1% of income (annual)
of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from DOUGLAS, WATER & FPA OF's published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/15/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

Quality checks: 9/9 passed

  • ✓ Monotonic pricing
  • ✓ Price range plausible
  • ✓ Fixed charge range
  • ✓ No zero tier prices
  • ✓ Tier count (1–8)
  • ✓ Tier boundary scale
  • ✓ Residential customer class
  • ✓ Effective date parseable
  • ✓ Plausible for AL